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Neal Ball
Cornelius Ball
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 145 lb.

Born: April 22, 1881 in Grand Haven, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1907
Final Game: June 30, 1913
Died: October 15, 1957 in Bridgeport, CT
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1907 26 NYY AL 15 47 44 5 9 1 1 0 4 1 1 .205 .222 .273 .495 53 12 0 2 6/4
1908 27 NYY AL 132 484 446 34 110 16 2 0 38 32 21 .247 .284 .291 .575 86 130 2 15 *6/4
1909 28 TOT AL 104 391 353 34 89 14 3 1 28 19 20 .252 .294 .317 .611 90 112 1 17 6/4
1909 28 NYY AL 8 34 29 5 6 1 1 0 3 2 3 .207 .281 .310 .592 86 9 0 2 /4
1909 28 CLE AL 96 357 324 29 83 13 2 1 25 17 17 .256 .295 .318 .613 90 103 1 15 6
1910 29 CLE AL 53 134 119 13 25 3 1 0 12 4 9 .210 .266 .252 .518 61 30 0 6 6/4O5
1911 30 CLE AL 116 452 412 45 122 14 9 3 45 21 27 .296 .339 .396 .735 104 163 0 13 45/6
1912 31 TOT AL 58 194 177 22 39 6 1 0 20 12 12 .220 .270 .266 .535 51 47 0 5 4
1912 31 CLE AL 40 145 132 12 30 4 1 0 14 7 9 .227 .277 .273 .549 55 36 0 4 4
1912 31 BOS AL 18 49 45 10 9 2 0 0 6 5 3 .200 .250 .244 .494 39 11 0 1 4
1913 32 BOS AL 23 70 58 9 10 2 0 0 4 3 9 13 .172 .294 .207 .501 45 12 1 2 4/65
7 Seasons 501 1772 1609 162 404 56 17 4 151 92 99 13 .251 .296 .314 .611 84 506 4 60
162 Game Avg. 162 573 520 52 131 18 5 1 49 30 32 .251 .296 .314 .611 84 164 1 19
CLE (4 yrs) 305 1088 987 99 260 34 13 4 96 49 62 .263 .308 .336 .644 88 332 1 38
NYY (3 yrs) 155 565 519 44 125 18 4 0 45 35 25 .241 .278 .291 .569 83 151 2 19
BOS (2 yrs) 41 119 103 19 19 4 0 0 10 8 12 13 .184 .276 .223 .499 43 23 1 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1912 31 BOS AL WS NYG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1907 NYY AL 26 SS 11 60 22 27 11 2 .817 4.45 .943 5.44
1907 NYY AL 26 2B 5 18 7 9 2 1 .889 3.20 .956 5.30
1908 NYY AL 27 SS 130 786 268 438 80 28 .898 5.43 .929 5.42
1908 NYY AL 27 2B 1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 5.10
1909 NYY AL 28 2B 8 36 15 18 3 1 .917 4.13 .956 4.82
1909 CLE AL 28 SS 95 533 198 289 46 42 .914 5.13 .926 5.15
1910 CLE AL 29 SS 27 123 48 66 9 9 .927 4.22 .928 5.20
1910 CLE AL 29 2B 7 45 19 25 1 1 .978 6.29 .942 4.91
1910 CLE AL 29 OF 6 7 6 0 1 0 .857 1.00 .957 1.77 0-5-1
1910 CLE AL 29 3B 3 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.33 .929 3.37
1911 CLE AL 30 2B 94 524 206 289 29 38 .945 5.27 .949 4.94
1911 CLE AL 30 3B 17 64 20 37 7 3 .891 3.35 .931 3.26
1911 CLE AL 30 SS 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 .920 5.40
1912 TOT AL 31 2B 54 234 106 113 15 13 .936 4.06 .946 4.75
1912 CLE AL 31 2B 37 193 93 88 12 12 .938 4.89 .946 4.75
1912 BOS AL 31 2B 17 41 13 25 3 1 .927 2.24 .946 4.75
1913 BOS AL 32 2B 10 41 14 23 4 4 .902 3.70 .956 4.82
1913 BOS AL 32 SS 7 49 16 26 7 1 .857 6.00 .941 5.09
1913 BOS AL 32 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10
6 Seasons SS 271 1556 554 849 153 82 .902 5.18 .929 5.30
7 Seasons 2B 179 901 369 477 55 58 .939 4.73 .949 4.88
3 Seasons 3B 21 71 22 42 7 3 .901 3.05 .931 3.27
1 Season OF 6 7 6 0 1 0 .857 1.00 .957 1.77 0-5-1
7 Seasons TOT 477 2535 951 1368 216 143 .915 4.86 .851 5.01 0-5-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1908 AL--32--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

May 18, 1909: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from the New York Highlanders.

June 25, 1912: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Naps for $2,500.

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